Dublin Sketchers get together every Sunday afternoon in Dublin to sketch. We go to a different place each week. Check here on a Friday to see where we are off to. Come along if you fancy it! We start sketching from 2pm and meet at 4pm for a drink and chat. We are part of the global Urban Sketchers community.

I won't be around this weekend; going down to Kinsale where there should be plenty of good sketching opportunities. How did last Sunday go at the skateboarding? There's a distinct lack of posts to the site!

Last Sunday, eh? We were bold, did nothing of note (speaking for myself at least), watched the skateboarders... Actually I think apologies are due to several people we may have lost on the way - Sinead, Aisling (?) and another man who is apparently good with watercolours - there was a bit of a mix-up regarding where to after sketching

KINGSTOWN SPECIAL - STEAM TRAIN CELEBRATIONA celebration of 175 years of the first train line in Ireland is taking place in Dun Laoghaire on Sun 02 Aug at the Dun Laoghaire Dart Station and with entertainment from 12:30-17:30 on the Harbour Plaza. In association with the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland and Iarnrod Eireann, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council present The Kingstown Special, a majestic historic old steam train so that people can travel back in time on a grand old steam train with vintage railway carriages and a beautifully restored snack and bar café. There will be 5 train trips on this steam train, but unfortunately they are all sold out. However, you can still see the train and you can enjoy the entertainment provided on the Harbour Plaza:12:30-14:30 The Steadfast Brass Band15:00-16:00 The No. 1 Army Band16:30-17:30 The Blue Heaven Barbershop ChorusThe first railway in Ireland, in 1834, was the Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR) between Dublin and Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire), a distance of 10 km (6 miles). The entire route forms part of the present day Dublin Area Rapid Transit electrified commuter rail system. This same route will be used for the Kingstown Special on August 2nd.http://www.dlrevents.ie/special.html